Snap-hook



(No Model.)

W. H. SHARP.

SNAP HOOK.

Patented Sept. 28, 1897.

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS.

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WVILLIAM H. SHARP, OF FREMONT, .MIOHIGAN.

'.SNAP-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 590,913, dated September 28, 1897.

Application filed May 29, 1896. Serial No..598,565. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W'ILLIAM H. SHARP, of Fremont, in the county of Newaygo and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Snap-l-Iook, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved snap-hook which is sim-' ple and durablein construction, conveniently operated, very secure, and not liable to open accidentally, no matter how much twist or pull is exerted on the hook.

The invention consists principally of two members pivotally connected with each other and formed at their front ends into hooks curved in opposite directions and adapted to rest one against the other, one of the members being formed at its rear end into a handle extending over the widened rear part of the other member to permit of conveniently manipulating the members for opening the same.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then .pointed out in the claims.

drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of part of the improvement on the line 3 of Fig. 2.

The improved snap-hook consists of members A and 13, connected with each other by a pivot O and adapted to be held in'a closed position by a spring D, coiled on the pivot C and having one end fastened on the member A and the other end on the member B, as plainly shown in Fig. 3. The members A and B are formed at their front ends into hooks A and B, respectively, curved in opposite directions and flattened at their adjacent faces, so that when thesnap-hook is closed the two hooks fit snugly one on the other, with the ends of the hooks abutting on shoulders formed on the members. (See Fig. 2.)

The rear end of the member A is formed into a vertically-disposed flat handle A having its sides roughened, as indicated in Fig.

1, to permit of taking a firm hold on the said handle to open the snap-hook by pressing the handle laterally against the tension of the spring D.. V r

The rear end B of the member B is likewise flattened, but extends horizontally under the handle A and this flattened rear end B is formed with the usual loop B or other means for connecting the member with a strap or other device on which the snap-hook is used. Now it will be seen that by the arrangenient described the operator can conveniently manipulate the handle A for opening the hooks A and B and holding the same open during the time the hooks are engaged or disengaged with or from the ring or other part to be connected with the snap-hook. As soon as the operator releases the pressure on the handle A then thehooks A and A close by the action of the spring D. The latter is embedded in recesses formed in the adjacent faces of the members Aand B at the pivot C, so that the spring is completely inclosed and hence not liable to become rusty.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A snap-hook, comprising two members pivotally connected with each other and formed at their front ends into hooks curved in opposite directions and flattened at their adjacent faces whereby they are adapted to rest one against the other to form an eye, and a spring for normally holding the members in closed position, one of said members having a widened portion extending rearwardly from the pivot-point and formed at the rear end with an eye, the other member being formed at its rear end into a flattened fingerpiece extending rearwardly from the pivot point over the widened rearpart of the other member, whereby the hook ends may be readily separated by pressing the finger-piece laterally against the tension of the spring, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a snap-hook, the combination with a member formed at its front end into a hook and having its rear end flattened and formed with an eye, of a second member pivoted to the first member and having its front end formed into a hook adapted to fit against and form an eye with the hook of the first 111einher, the said second member having a handle portion extending rearwardly from the pivot-point and arranged over the rear flattened portion of the first member, the said handle member having its end formed into a vertically-disposed finger-piece having roughened sides, whereby the hook ends of said members can be readily separated, each of [0 said members having a recess on its inner surface, and a spring arranged in said recess and having a coiled portion surrounding the pivot, the ends of the said spring being secured one to each of the said members, substan tially as shown and described.

XVILLIAM II. SHARP.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES T. FARLEY, EDGAR MCKENZIE. 

